Elizabeth Bracco

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Elizabeth Bracco
OccupationActress
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(m. 1987)
Children2
Relatives Lorraine Bracco (sister)

Elizabeth Bracco is an American actress best known for her role as Marie Spatafore, the wife of Vito Spatafore, on the HBO TV series The Sopranos .

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Early life

Elizabeth Bracco is a daughter of Eileen (née Molyneux) and Salvatore Bracco, Sr. Salvatore was of Italian descent. Eileen was born in England and had French ancestry. [1] [2] They met during World War II. Eileen came with Salvatore to the U.S. as a war bride. [3] [4]

Bracco was raised on Long Island. [2] She has a sister, the actress Lorraine Bracco, who was a main cast member on The Sopranos , and a brother, Salvatore, Jr.

Career

Bracco has appeared in a number of other films, including Mystery Train , Louis & Frank , Trees Lounge , and The Impostors . She has played minor roles in the movies The Color of Money , Stakeout , and Analyze This . In addition to portraying Vito Spatafore's wife on The Sopranos , Bracco appeared in the pilot of the TV series Crime Story.

Personal life

In 1987, Bracco married her Stakeout co-star, Aidan Quinn. They have two daughters, one of whom has autism. [5] Formerly residents of Englewood, New Jersey, Bracco and her family reside in Palisades [6] and Marbletown, New York. [7] [8]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1986 The Color of Money Diane at Bar
1987 Stakeout Bar Waitress
1989 Mystery Train Dee Dee
1990 Denial Lizzie
1991 Jumpin' at the Boneyard Cathy
1992 In the Soup Jackie
1993 Money for Nothing Eleanor Coyle
1993 Household Saints Fran
1994 Somebody to Love Taxi Dancer
1995 Closer to Home (film) Alma
1996 Trees Lounge Theresa
1996 The First Wives Club Dancer
1998Louis & FrankAngeline Di Buffoni
1999 The 24 Hour Woman Nurse
1999 Analyze This Marie Vitti
2002 13 Moons Louise Potter
2007 Interview Woman at Restaurant

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1986 Crime Story WaitressEpisode: "Pilot"
1988 The Street Cynthia ScolariEpisode: "They Drink Human Milk"
1993 TriBeCa Bridal ConsultantEpisode: "The Hopeless Romantic"
2006–2007 The Sopranos Marie Spatafore8 episodes

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References

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